The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-10
rHTRSDAY. FEBR AIRY 10. 1887.

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TIM THIRD RAILROAD HORROR
The horrible railroad holocaust near
White River Junction, in Vermont, on
Saturday morning last, is the third
one of the winter. group Of three,
reaching u climax in the third. There
were 81 persons on the train of whom
about one half were burned or crushed
to death. A broken raj! On bridge is
given as the cause of the accident.
With the present method Of warm
ing cars. and the loose methods of in.
specting roads, persons who travel in
winter may rs we'll prepare to be roast
ed.
It. is a burning shame and disgrace
to the American people, to the law
makers, to the railroad managers, and
all, that so many Of these horrible
slaughters are allowed to occur. The
greed of the railroads, and the excuse
of such long distances, is the reason
for such insufficient inspection. Even
the st. Paul & Sioux City road, in this
then far frontier country, used to send
u hand-car over each section in winter,
to Inspect the road and look for broken
rails, before the passing Of each pas
senger train. The law should require
some such care from every railroad in
winter ut least.
Since the above was written the Min
neapols Tribune has come to hand
calling upon the Minnesot! legislature
to pass law forbidding the use Of
stoves and lamps in cars. The Trib-
nne claims that steam heating and
electric lights are perfectly feasible on
trsins. We second this suggestion
heartily, and suggest further that they
add Il clause compelling some kind of
patrol on each section of road at least
during night.
WAS The ADVANCE BID THE OWEST?
When the Board called on their
clerk. Z. $. Mills, TO produce the print
ing bills in order to show which bid
the was lowest, lie stated that he could
not produce them ut once, quot know
ing where they were filed, probably y
This dodge is now being used Ivy Mills
and the Globe against the commission
prs. Mills own inability and defect is
charged ,p to the Board as "undue
haste' by the Globe.
Both Mills and the Globe continue
to dwell on the supposition that the
Globes bid on the annual statement
was the lowest. Even this is not true
only rs saved and explained afterwards
by the Globe. But the question is:
Whose bid for county printing was
the lowest? Not whose bid on one
little part of the county printing was
the lowest.
Let us see:
We have before us the books giving
every item of county printing for last
year. Here they are:
For Delinquent Tax List, $35.76
For Annual Statement, ia. IS
For Proceedings of Board, Isl so
For Notices, etc, 2O.O9
The Globes bid on all printing was
one-third legal rates. Taking last
years printing as basis, the Globes
bid in money would be:
For Annual Statement, S38.1S
For Proceedings of Board, 5O.5O
For Notices. etc.. $50
$95.37
The ADVANCE bid is:
For Annual Statement. $57.27
For Proceedings of Board, 1920
For Notices, etc.. $3.50
$S4 16
A difference of $11 Al in favor of the
ADVANCE.
So that E. S. Mills and the Globe are
wasting columns Of plinter's ink be-
rating the Board and trying to rouse
the public against them. because they
did not vote to give $11.4l more to a
paper without Il circulation than they
agreed to pay to an old, established
calling on the people to rise aud punish,
the Board for saving Sl14l to the
county instead Of squand-ring it upon
an experimental newspaper to get the
same introduced among the people
And Mills IS quarreling with the board
for another reason. They declined tu
vote him 500 "f the peoples money
for a set of books which he does not
need, and which are exclusively for his
own use.
Suppose, now that we include the
tax list in the bids. Then the Globes
bid would be:
For Tax List. S11.9:
For Other Printing, $685.
The ADVANCE bid is:
For Tax List, 500. on
For Other Printing, SALE
SS4 II
A difference of S23. 13 in favor of tht
ADVANCE.
Not vast difference to be sure, bu
it is vast enough to show
/. That the ADVANCE bid is th'
lowest and that we are by law and b,
every other consideration entitled t.
the printing.
2. That Mills is playing Urlal
Heep and Pecksniff, assuming to b.
very tumble, :" very virtuous and yer,
indignant because the Board decides
to save this $23.13 to the people.